of just being us girls at home while the big kids are at school. next week she'll only be gone a few days a week so we'll still have a lot of one on one time. she was a bit sad that everyone was gone, so mom broke out the paints. paint always makes her happy!
and then after a bunch of errands, we tried penguins frozen yogurt. yup still tastes like it did when i was a kid, too dairyish for me. i don't like dairy unless it's in my coffee or ice cream :) she too prefers pinkberry :) but she did get a cute balloon that matched her dress perfectly!
there's a little peek into my house. it's been the home of a few of chris' coworkers from NZ so i've got quite a bit of cleaning up to do and there's still boxes to unpack. sigh. hopefully soon i'll be able to share more pics! :)
Love her!! Hugs to my sweet Else.
Posted by: Rachael | September 08, 2010 at 09:56 AM
Love that big door! can't wait to see more! Maybe you should have merry maids come for a day.:) You are so brave to break out the paints.:)
Posted by: Shannon Tidwell | September 08, 2010 at 09:58 AM
awww....E is too sweet. I want to hug her! ((:
cant wait to see more pics of your new home. ((:
Posted by: Stephanie Mah | September 08, 2010 at 04:50 PM
good lord i love you, you are the perfect wie and mother.
Posted by: chris | September 09, 2010 at 01:49 AM
aaaannnndddd e make beautiful children.
Posted by: chris | September 09, 2010 at 02:09 AM
I'm so glad you get some good happy Elsie time! (and that she's the kind of kid that makes that time fun). I think the last two years were my favorites of motherhood... while F was at preschool or kindergarten for part of the day, and with me for the rest of the time. Running errands, eating lunch, I loved it. Kind of sad to have him in 1st grade.
Also, Chris' comments above melt me. So sweet. :)
Posted by: shannon m. | September 09, 2010 at 09:12 PM
love the paint on the tips of "E's" fingers...
Posted by: patty | September 14, 2010 at 01:18 PM
was the title of this blog an ode to campus 17? it's almost 'get into the groove' ala madonna...
Posted by: auts | September 17, 2010 at 08:56 PM
no, it's "get into the grooove!"
oh man, auts beat me.
Posted by: ming | September 24, 2010 at 01:55 PM